Brief Life History of James
When James McEwen was born in 1780, in North Carolina, United States, his father, James McEwen Jr., was 30 and his mother, Sarah McKnight, was 35. He married Agnes Kirk in 1812, in Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. He registered for military service in 1812. He died in 1847, in Henderson, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 67.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- James Mckewen, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
- Legacy NFS Source: James McEwen - Published information: military-service: 1812; Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States
Spouse and Children
1780–1847 Male
1789–1847 Female
Children (9)
1812– Male
1815–1838 Male
1816– Male
1821–1861 Male
1822–1900 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1750–1815 Male
1745–1830 Female
Siblings (7)
1772–1841 Female
1774–1832 Male
1780–1847 Male
1782–1851 Male
1784–1860 Female
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1781 · The First Constitution
Age 1
1789 · Becomes 12th State
Age 9
1799 · Gold Nuggets Found
Age 19
Name Meaning
Scottish and Irish:
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Eoghain ‘son of Eoghan’, a widespread and old personal name, possibly derived from eo ‘yew’, meaning ‘born of the yew-tree’ (see Ewen ). It was Latinized as Eugenius (see Eugene ). This was the name of one of the two sons of Niall of the Nine Hostages; the other was Conall. The usual spelling in Ireland is McKeown .
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Eathain ‘son of Eathan’, a personal name from Latin Johannes (see John ). John was taken into Irish as Eoin at first; Seán is a later form. In later Irish, as in the surnames, the personal names Eoghan and Eoin were often confused.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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